1992-04-20; Central Michigan Life

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MONDAY
April 20, 1992
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5-year injunction
issued to stop an
End of the World
By Crystal Harmon
Uf-fc Staff Writer
Isabella County Circuit Judge
Paul F. O'Connell wants to clarify
that a five-year injunctive order
the court issued Wednesday is
not meant to prohibit the celebration of semester's end.
"It's a traditional rite of spring'
for people to party."' he said. 'People are not enjoined from being a
social guest or having a social
gathering.
'"Students had parties in the
past, they have parties now. and
they will continue to have parties
in the future. Nobody wants to
put an end to that," O'Connell
said. "But when these activities
approach the stage of being a riot.
it has to be stopped."
O'Connell granted the issuance
of a permanent injunction in effect
each year
from noon on
the Thursday
of spring
exam week
until 6 a.m.
on the Friday
of  exams   for       TROMBLEY
live years.
The injunction will put anyone
in contempt of court if found
responsible for planning, promoting or attending an End of the
World or similar large block
party between noon April 30 and
6 a.m. May 1.
The new injunction's expanded
area is bordered by High to the
north. Bellows on the south.
Pleasant on the West and Franklin on the east.
A previous permanent injunction granted in 1986 ended the
tradit ional End of the World parties which took place in the early
1980s and were comparable to
Western Weekend in scope and
destruction.
"I am absolutely amazed that
to this date no one has died,"
O'Connell said of the on-going
spring and fall riots.
Although nobody showed up to
contest the injunction, Isabella
County Prosecutor Larry Burdick called five witnesses to testify about the effectiveness of the
previous injunction and the
escalation of violence witnessed
at recent riots in the Main Street
area.
Paula Shirley, who has lived on
Washington for 1 7 years, said the
level of violence was at its' greatest during the October 1990 and
November 1991 gatherings which
followed the CMU - Western
Michigan University football
games.
"I think I've seen the darkest
side of human nature," Shirley
told the court. "I've seen people
gather,    starting    early    in    the
afternoon, consuming large
amounts of" alcohol."
"And. as night falls and darkness comes, we've had people
hiding in our garage. We've had
people urinating and defecating
on our yard. We've had bonfires
being built in front of our house."
These happenings have caused
Shirley "psychological trauma,"
she said, and have instilled in her
a fear for the safety of herself, her
family and her property.
Martin Trombley, director of
the Mount Pleasant Department
of Public Safety, also was called
to testify.
Since the temporary restraining order in 1987 and the permanent injunction that followed,
incidents of violence and destruction in the Main Street area during exam .
week have
gone from
devastating
to negligible,
he said.
Trombley
spoke    about
the   widening
of   the    area
during      the
BURDICK Past two
Western
Weekend outbreaks and of the
difficult time police had in dispersing the crowd.
In 1 990. the a crowd of between
1.500 and 3.000 began to get out
of control at 9 or 10 p.m., he said.
He recounted the burning of furniture, the destruction of signs.
vehicles and residential property
and the assaults on several officers during the attempt to restore
order to the area.
"They were throwing a variety
of projectiles at the officers —
rocks,   bottles   and   cans."  More
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INDEX
News  3
State, Nation, World  3
Opinion  4
Police Log 6
Arts, Entertainment 8
Sports  10
Comics  12-13
Classified Ads  12-13
Crossword  13
WEATHER
High of 68. Thunderstorms and
mild today.
Nicholas, Poss top SGA
By Eric Baerren
I IKt- Assistant News trditor
In the first contested Student
Government Association election
since 1989, Stephan Nicholas and
Brad Poss won last week's election for president and vice-
president.
Nicholas, Union Lake junior,
took the presidency with a platform based on with bringing SGA
and student organizations closer.
Poss, Sparta junior, was one of
two SGA members who resigned
last semester because he believed
SGA did nothing. During the
campaign, he said he resigned to
spur SGA into further action.
Now, he'll get his shot as vice
president.
3 referendum questions pass
POSS
NICHOLAS
Nicholas and Poss won the
election over Suman Koshy, Pon-
tiac junior and running mate
Rachel Novak, Harbor Springs
junior, by a margin of 40 votes.
See SGA Page 2A
By Eric Baerren
t fFt- Assistant News Fditor
Student organizations might
find the Student Budget Allocation Committee coffers a little
more full next year.
All three referendum questions
proposed by SGA passed in last
week's election, said Darlene
McManus, current SGA vice
president.
In voting for the referendum
questions posed Wednesday and
Thursday, students supported: a
four dollar charge per semester to
pay for SBAC funding, operating
money to go to the SGA budget
and membership for CMU to the
Michigan Collegiate Coalition.
The smallest margin of
approval was for the biggest fee
and dealt with how student organizations receive money from
SBAC, said McManus, Brighton
senior.
Students voted 322 to 219 — a
60 percent yes vote — to pay a
$2.75 fee for fall and spring
semester to fund SBAC, she said.
The move, pending approval by
the Board of Trustees, would eliminate the need for the current
See MONEY Paae 2A
Exam crunch is about to hit
Students far from
habitual when it
comes to studying
By Russ Adams
LIFF Staff Writer
With exams just around the
corner, some students are
already dealing with perhaps a
more deadly foe than the tests
themselves — stress.
Everyone has different
methods for dealing with exam
stress. Some students don't study
enough or spend more time on
study breaks than on actual studies.
Of course, some cram the night
before and try to learn a whole
semester in a few hours.
"I cram like crazy until I feel
like I'm going insane. Then I
watch television until the overload is gone," said Sheri ParkiJa,
Baraga sophomore.
Even though Jaynell Roundhouse, Manton junior, studies a
lot throughout the semester, she
still buckles down during finals.
Roundhouse said.
"I don't think it's fair to have
comprehensive tests at the end of
the year," Roundhouse said.
"That's just too much to expect
with other papers and exams.
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Roundhouse works better on
short tests than on comprehensive tests, she said. '
There are many ways to deal
with exam-week stress.
"I put away the books and
forget about studying for awhile,"
said April Borisow, Harrisville
sophomore.
■'■ "I try listening to music, going
to the Malt Shop and playing
video games or even playing
basketball," said Chris Howell,
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The pressure of finals causes
sleep   disorders   for  Howell   and
shortens his temper.
"I find myself apologizing more
for snapping at people at this
time of the year." he said.
There is help for those who find
themselves suffering from
finals-related stress.
Students "must study more
effectively, overlearn (their)
material," said George Ronan,
assistant professor of psychology.
"Always keep up with your
assignments, and avoid cramming."
See EXAMS Page 2A
Crazy week pushes
campus homework
sites to the limit
By Stacy L. Rousseau
LIFE Staff Writer	
Although some students can't
seem to find a decent spot to
study at the library, others have
found benefits to crunch time at
CMU.
Because of the last-minute
studying rush, the usually large
crowds at the Student Activity
Center seem to be diminishing.
"It's really easy to get stair-
masters now. You don't even
have to sign up, and there's usually an hour wait," said Sue
Pasterik, Paw Paw freshman and
student worker at the SAC. "The
reservations aren't as booked,
either. It's really easy to get in
there."
Students heading to various
computer labs to accomplish
tasks can expect to see their
names on a waiting list first.
"Typically during the regular
year, there's no waiting list," said
Michelle Musson, Algonac senior
and an employee at the Ronan
computer lab. "But as the end of
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